In today's frantic 24/7 world, the Sabbath - a day devoted to rest and contemplation - has never been more necessary. A Day Apart offers a portrait of a truly timeless way to escape the everyday world and add meaning to our lives.
In today's frantic 24/7 world, the Sabbath - a day devoted to rest and contemplation - has never been more necessary. A Day Apart offers a portrait of a truly timeless way to escape the everyday world and add meaning to our lives.
Christopher D. Ringwald is the author of The Soul of Recovery and a journalist who has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Commonweal and National Catholic Reporter . He is a visiting scholar and directs the Faith and Society Project at The Sage Colleges, in Albany, New York. He can be reached at ringwc@sage.edu or by phone at (518) 292-1727.
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* Preface * Chapter I - From Sinai to Sunday: The Holy Day in Three Religions and Three Families * Chapter II - The Birth of the Sabbath: From Creation to Mount Sinai and into The Promised Land in 1100 BCE * Chapter III - The Fight for the Sabbath: From the Monarchy to Jesus and the Age of the Rabbis: 1000 BCE to 200 CE * Chapter IV - The Lord's Day: Easter to 1600 * Chapter V - Islam's Day of Judgment * Chapter VI - Citizens and Sabbatarians: 1600 to 1890 * Chapter VII - The Sabbath Defeated, Reborn, Converted: 1890 to the Present * Chapter VIII - The Window on Eternity * Chapter IX - Give Me a Break: Work, Rest, Equality, Play, and Place * Chapter X - The Promise of Peace: Sharing the Holy Day * Appendix: Random Notes on Keeping the Sabbath * Notes * Bibliography * Index
* Preface * Chapter I - From Sinai to Sunday: The Holy Day in Three Religions and Three Families * Chapter II - The Birth of the Sabbath: From Creation to Mount Sinai and into The Promised Land in 1100 BCE * Chapter III - The Fight for the Sabbath: From the Monarchy to Jesus and the Age of the Rabbis: 1000 BCE to 200 CE * Chapter IV - The Lord's Day: Easter to 1600 * Chapter V - Islam's Day of Judgment * Chapter VI - Citizens and Sabbatarians: 1600 to 1890 * Chapter VII - The Sabbath Defeated, Reborn, Converted: 1890 to the Present * Chapter VIII - The Window on Eternity * Chapter IX - Give Me a Break: Work, Rest, Equality, Play, and Place * Chapter X - The Promise of Peace: Sharing the Holy Day * Appendix: Random Notes on Keeping the Sabbath * Notes * Bibliography * Index
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